Which describes the word part -ly in fervently? (1 point)

Question

• It is a free morpheme.
• It is a base word.
• It is a bound morpheme.
• It is a prefix.

Answer 1

The correct description of the word part -ly in "fervently" is:

• It is a bound morpheme.

In this context, "-ly" cannot stand alone as a word and modifies the adjective "fervent" to form an adverb.